Postcode · Chester
Crime in CH3 7DP
How much crime is recorded in CH3 7DP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Christleton, Guilden Sutton & Waverton
- Council
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Region
- North West
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,597 (2024)
CH3 7DPChester
How safe is CH3 7DP
Higher-harm crime — violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences — runs at 24.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the CH3 7DP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Offences per 1,000 people a year, at-risk population (residents plus people who work here; households for burglary).
CH3 7DPNational
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Burglary10.49.1
Public order5.84.6
Anti-social behaviour3.810.7
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.61.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Drugs0.22.4
Vehicle crime0.03.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 129% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.